8th Grade Earth's Layers

What layer of Earth do we live on?

• Crust
• Core
• Mantle

Which layer of Earth creates its magnetic field?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which part of the Earth's core is liquid

• inner core

• outer core

The outer core is composed of what two elements?

• Iron and Nickel

• Iron and Helium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Nickel

____ takes place in the mantle.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The ____ is the largest layer of the Earth

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

Oceanic crust is _____ than continental crust.

• denser

• less dense

This type of crust overlies the ocean basins

• continental

• crustal

• oceanic

• volcanic

Select the types of crust

• continental

• garlic butter

• oceanic

• volcanic

The driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?

• inner core
  inner core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core